Mommy Belly aka Diastasis Recti

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New school year…new goals! This is my year to take better care of myself. Being a mom of 6 means that quite often almost always I put the needs of my family over my own needs. I suppose I learned this from my mom…who did the same thing.

It is not selfish to take care of myself. A stronger, happier me is better able to care for those that depend on me!

I have figured out that I need to take care of myself so that I can take care of my family. I don’t expect to ever have the body I had when I was 25…however, multiple pregnancies close together took a toll on my ab muscles and it is time to strengthen them.

I exercise on and off…this summer I have been doing the bikini body mommy challenge 5.0. Bonus: This 90 day series is free! She does have membership options for those that want some extras…including an ab series.

I did some searching around online and on Pinterest and came up with my own ab exercises since I don’t feel that everything she does is completely ab friendly for those who have diastasis recti.

Exercise

Here is my plan: There are 8 exercises in this post that I am going to do 6 days a week for the next 6 weeks.

Heel Tap (10 reps each leg)

Heel Slide (10 reps each leg)

Resistance Band Leg Pull (20 reps)

Knee Ball Squeeze (20 reps)

Weighted Bridge (20 reps with 8 lb weight)

Traditional Squat (10 squats)

Resistance Band Hop (20 hops)

Around the Clock Lunges (10 sets each leg)

I’m also going to add the following exercises

Weighted Side Bend (1 set 15 reps each side)

Wall Sit (1 set 30 seconds)

Side Plank (1 set 10 seconds each side)…this one is hard for me! I was shaking after 10 seconds this morning!

Superman (2 sets 10 seconds)

Nutrition

Adding to my exercise plan

I am going to drink 64 ounces of water each day. I am not a great water drinker so this will take some effort on my part.

I am also going to focus on getting 5 fruits and veggies each day. This will take some planning.